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ANZUS TREATY TO SECURITIZE SOUTH PACIFIC

THE trilateral Anzus Treaty binding Australia, New Zealand and the United States in a military alliance is all but dead - and has been since the mid-1980s. But a new initiative seems set to recast relations. Anz…
Memoir of a Fiji Islander Over the Seas

FIJI, my island homeland, is not beckoning as it used to. Certainly, the islands are still pockets of paradise: golden sands fringed by swaying palm trees; turquoise water and reefs playing host to all manner of exotic…
One World One Central Bank

When the finance ministers and central bankers of the world's 20 largest economies gather(ed) in Pittsburgh on Sept. 24, they (could) congratulate themselves for averting a 1930s-type meltdown. But nothing the G-20 has d…
Will G20 Dethrone USA's Dominance at IMF WB and WTO?

Making the G20 into a permanent fixture doesn't tip the balance of global economic power away from the US "The old system of international economic cooperation is over," announced Gordon Brown at the G20 summit in Pitts…
Australians have Pacific Islanders at Heart

The following information was released by the office of the Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs of Australia:The Australian Institute of International Affairs provides an important forum for debate and d…
The UN or BRIC's: A Revolution or Mirage?

It is with too much ease that we all sometimes use the word 'revolution'. Because all too often the change being championed is one that too many others simply do not notice. But that isn't the case here: the change push…
Why the Fiji Economy will Fail

Alan Beattie's new book provides a whirlwind tour across the landscape of economic history to figure out why some countries are poor and others rich. "Countries do not get rich by accident. They make choices that determi…
Children NOT Priority for Frank Bainimarama

The Children's Outpatient Services (Paediatrics Department) of the CWM Hospital closed its doors to our children on Monday. The reason given for the “indefinite closure” by the Ministry of Health last week was due…
Frank Bainimarama's Fiji Paradise or Bust?

ASIA'S economies may be about to lead the world out of recession, but not the South Pacific. Indeed, while the popular image of the South Pacific is of idyllic islands, the reality is very different. A recent report sub…
Frankeinstein Philosophy

FEUDALISM: You have two cows. The lord of the manor takes some of the milk. And all the cream. PURE SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else's cows. You have…